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The wild mountain wind whistles past my bedroom window, cause for celebration as both my parents had good news re health today.
Day began with customary coffee then a short walk in the woods talking with Pat and the dog.
Another walk to buy bread, taking Coffee in the main square people watching, the weather was muggy warm, humid,
My ti do lists failing, DecThlon when 😩but it does not matter. Walking observing, feeling, what next,
maybe contact Ted in
Aspiran.
Walking slowly, not cycling one notices the sound of the birds, smell of the fresh lavender mixed together with garden roses their mixed pungent aroma filling my nostrils and making me feel truly alive.
Polite school children on an excursion fill the footpath, awaiting the Elders. As I turn in to the old town workshops a young lad on 50cc scooter dirt bike passes me flat out yes dint criticise remember those days everything was flat out. The velo bike garage being shared with a nice new Honda Africa twin. Staff sat out at a wooden table eating their early lunch
Recycling shop closed on Tuesdays open pm Monday Wednesday Friday. The weather started of being beautiful perfect day now grey and over cast
Walking around a village or town going slow pace noticing houses for sale, old ladies wearing bibs looking out of their windows. hearing the birds seeing the animals and everything one would not normally see. Also noticed things like stream report and narrow foot paths. walking was never much of a priority strange things like a very narrow footpath, whole new light poles things that simply would not get away with in the country that we live in. some things however make one feel at home bringing a sense of familiarity like Lidl and Aldi shopping experience and while France used to be very considerate towards cyclists and cycling towards other users general acceptance of the things have changed over the years and there's a growing non caring attitude from other road users whether general societal attitudes have changed or it’s due to People bringing city attitudes with them. Its really noticeable as is the lack of tourists as a few years ago I know more camper-vans the visitor compared to normal compare the main season in particular cyclists the Celsius so seen so far are mainly European declare
French game car drivers greathead one of me over don't give it to you how much time to check out into moshi Cafe and my saved yourself later from the biggest city in those attitudes working I don't know is the definite change that noticed on the last decade or so your things changed the prices prices have Risen substantially as and where that the effect I don't know but certainly prices have risen pickle and moving out of big cities after lockdown and moving water country is a sieve through them to see through them talking to a funeral lockdown police clearance to even go walking 1 km radius you allowed to go out for a day to register online quite extreme was known as the extremes some of the city see you locations and headlight
Seeing two Belgian adventure riders soft luggage loading up food and a bottle of wine is obvious to me me they were trans euro trail riders. I did not talk to them but regret that now. knowing it would have been tough to put it mildly Belgium plates long-distance riders 35 luggage that would definitely
Chequers leaving 1 headed for 40000 forgetting that both the French and the Spanish have a siesta time so everything is closed from 12:30 sometimes later maybe that's what I should be doing would you believe it just come across the sign that’s Malvern is BdB twin town
Urban factory buildings hint of days gone where BdB had an industrial past.
The old railway lines in the roads going to overgrown gates clearly not been used in many years, hinted to this history. Some of this industry still has a presence and May even rejuvenate the train lines once again saving trucks & traffic predicted.
BdB has benefited from a range of different land protection schemes (including Monuments Historiques (Historic Monuments) and Sites Naturels Classés (Listed Natural Sites)), the heritage of Bagnères-de-Bigorre also derives its wealth from an urban fabric of high architectural quality.
The town was founded in the Roman era due to the hot springs that can be found there. A few traces of the medieval town remain, like the gate on the Eglise Saint Jean church, the Tour des Jacobins tower and a few vestiges of the ramparts. The 17th and 18th centuries left their mark on this town through beautification activities closely linked to the arrival of the kingdom’s prominent figures.
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